§ 6-6.03. Nuisances: Notices to abate: Form: Abatement.

(a)

Notices to abate. Whenever a nuisance endangering the public health shall, in the opinion of the Health Officer, be ascertained to exist on any premises or in any dwelling or other place, the Health Officer shall notify in writing the owner of such premises or dwelling, or his agent or the person having the control of such premises, dwelling, or other place, to abate or remove such nuisance.

(b)

Form. The written notice required by the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall state the sections of this chapter being violated and the specific nature of the violation, and such notice shall grant at least five (5) days for such person to abate or remove the nuisance; provided, however, such notice need grant only twenty-four (24) hours in cases of violations of the provisions of Section 6-6.06 of this chapter.

(c)

Abatement. Upon the neglect or refusal of any owner, or his agent or the person having the control of any premises or dwelling, to comply with such notice, the Health Officer may abate such nuisance, and the owner of such premises or dwelling, or his agent or the person having the control of the premises or dwelling, shall be liable to the City for the costs of such abatement to be recovered in a civil action, or the Health Officer may report the violation to the Council which shall at once require the City Attorney to take the necessary steps to have the nuisance abated.

(§§ 4111-1 through 4111-3, S.V.M.C.)